plausibility

C1 Topic:Abstract Ideas

US /ˌplɔzɪˈbɪlɪti/ See IPA manual

Freq #90583

Meanings

1

noun
The quality of seeming reasonable or likely to be true.

The plausibility of her story convinced the jury.
2

noun
A false appearance of truth used to deceive.

The scam relied on the plausibility of its official-looking letters.

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Synonyms

1 noun · the quality of seeming... believability credibility plausibleness

2 noun · a false appearance of truth... speciousness

Word family

Forms plausibilities

Derived forms implausibility

Etymology

Borrowed from New Latin plausibilitās.

plausibilitās la-new

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Topics

Abstract Ideas Word Formation & Derivatives

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